The most recent contracts, which still need to be approved by California regulators, are part of a state-mandated goal of adding 580 MW of storage by 2020.Even if it's part of an effort to meet a state-mandated goal, the 165 MW in energy-storage commitments Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has made is an impressive one-swoop number.
On Monday, the California utility submitted six energy storage contracts to the California Public Utilities Commission for approval as part of its efforts to meet the state-mandated goal of adding 580 MW of storage by 2020. If these contracts are approved, PG&E will have already reached 42% of its energy-storage goal.
The utility said it believes around 33% of its retail electric deliveries will be from renewable sources by the end of the year.
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